Destinations
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18 December 2013 – Bagan, Myanmar
Shopping for lacquerware at a family-run workshop (3 generations back we were told) outside of Bagan, Myanmar. The work that these guys put into these pieces is astounding. Each piece is covered with seven to 18 (!) layers of lacquer, with drying time of around a week in between each. The artisans stencil and etch
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17 December 2013 – Bagan, Myanmar
Exploring the beautiful temples of the ancient Bagan, Myanmar.
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16 December 2013 – Bagan, Myanmar
First day in the ancient city of Bagan — and what do we have for you? Why, Sergey’s new beard of course.
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Lake Baikal, Olkhon Island
Rolling hills of the Olkhon Island on Lake Baikal, Russia. How many times can you say beautiful, stunning, amazing, vast, breathtaking etc, etc? Doesn’t matter, because it won’t capture the feeling of it all. Island of Olkhon is the largest island in Lake Baikal, and it – along with the Lake (or Sea, as most
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15 December 2013 – En route to Bagan, Myanmar
Taking the slow-boat (16 hours!) from Mandalay to Bagan. So many fascinating interactions and views in one day.
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14 December 2013 – Mandalay, Myanmar
A recap of day 3 in Mandalay and a view of the city from out guesthouse rooftop.
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13 December 2013 – Mandalay, Myanmar
We got so super lucky on our day trip outside Mandalay! A monk initiation ceremony on full display, so fascinating and so beautiful. Definitely one of (many) highlights from our trip to Myanmar.
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12 December 2013 – Mandalay, Myanmar
Made it to the famous Mandalay Hill.
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Irkutsk – Transsiberian stop #5
Founded: 1652 Population: 588,000 House Museum of Volkonsky noble family exiled to Siberia after a failed Decembrist revolution. Irkutsk, Russia. Irkutsk was the most anticipated stop on the whole journey for us because of the much celebrated Russian lake Baikal – the world’s largest reserve of fresh water, as well as, the deepest lake in
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11 December 2013 – Yangon, Myanmar
Taking the night train from Yangon to Mandalay.
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10 December 2013 – Yangon, Myanmar
Walking around Shwedagon pagoda on our first day in Myanmar.
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9 December 2013 – Bangkok, Thailand
Flying out to Yangon, Myanmar from the DMK airport in Bangkok.